Strategic Sourcing & Category Lead (Senior)

Company Overview:

Far West Services provides government leaders with the acquisition, strategy, and modernization expertise needed to navigate complex organizational and procurement challenges. We partner with federal agencies to strengthen governance, enhance operational transparency, and drive measurable mission impact. Our teams combine deep federal acquisition knowledge with advanced analytics and technology integration to deliver sustainable, high-value solutions.

If you thrive in high-visibility environments, enjoy collaborating with senior leaders, and are passionate about driving smarter government acquisition outcomes, Far West Services offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact supporting critical federal missions.

Program Overview

The DOS ESDA Program supports the U.S. Department of State, Global Acquisitions (GA) on a high-visibility modernization initiative consolidating fragmented governance, sourcing, and platform support into a unified Integrated EDSA Governance & Shared Services Team.

This program streamlines decision-making, enhances transparency, and accelerates technology delivery across ServiceNow, SharePoint, Power Platform, and procurement analytics. The initiative strengthens GA's category management, spend visibility, and enterprise sourcing strategy through data-driven insights and integrated governance processes.

Job Description:

The Strategic Sourcing & Category Lead serves as a senior advisor overseeing federal category management and enterprise strategic sourcing for GA. This role drives GA-wide spend analysis, procurement planning, and sourcing optimization efforts to support modernization and cost-saving initiatives.

The position works closely with PMO leadership, analytics teams, and platform stakeholders to enhance sourcing strategies, improve data visibility, and deliver executive-level insights that inform acquisition planning and decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

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  Lead federal Category Management and strategic sourcing efforts across GA.

  
  


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  Conduct GA-wide spend analysis to identify consolidation, cost savings, and "Buy Smarter" opportunities.

  
  


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  Define and document data requirements for Power BI dashboards and analytics teams.

  
  


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  Coordinate closely with PMO leadership on enterprise sourcing strategies and procurement planning.

  
  


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  Support monthly and quarterly strategic reviews, including sourcing opportunity presentations and savings projections.

  
  


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  Partner with the Power BI/Data Specialist to build and validate the Spend Cube, updated monthly using FPDS-NG and PRISM data.

  
  


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  Provide sourcing recommendations and contribute to executive-level briefing materials.

  
  


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  Serve as a trusted advisor to GA leadership on acquisition planning, market research, and category strategy alignment.

  
  


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  Support modernization efforts by aligning sourcing strategies with ESDA governance objectives.

  
  

Required Qualifications:

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  Demonstrated experience in federal strategic sourcing or category management.

  
  


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  Strong ability to analyze large datasets and translate findings into actionable recommendations.

  
  


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  Thorough understanding of the federal procurement lifecycle.

  
  


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  Experience collaborating with data and analytics teams to define reporting requirements.

  
  


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  Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience engaging senior federal leadership.

  
  


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  Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of relevant federal acquisition or sourcing experience.

  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

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  Experience with FPDS-NG, PRISM, or federal spend analytics systems.

  
  


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  Prior Department of State or federal acquisition program experience.

  
  


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  Familiarity with Power BI requirements gathering, dashboard validation, or spend visualization.

  
  


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  Experience supporting enterprise modernization or governance transformation initiatives.

  
  

Far West Services is committed to supporting mission-driven professionals who are passionate about strengthening federal acquisition performance and delivering measurable results for our government partners.